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Likely the trace elements were removed from Earth’s mantle by volcanism, trapping them in the first rocks of today’s continents.
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The meteorite is more evidence that volcanism continued throughout this period on the moon; Chang'e 5 has found such evidence in its samples from the moon's farside of volcanism in the past 123 million years.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 July 2025
The planetary science community quickly coalesced around the idea that tidal heating within Io is responsible for the never-ending volcanism on the surface.
—Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
The Voyager 1 spacecraft had flown past this moon of Jupiter, catching the first glimpse of active volcanism on a world other than Earth.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The meteorite is more evidence that volcanism continued throughout this period on the moon; Chang'e 5 has found such evidence in its samples from the moon's farside of volcanism in the past 123 million years.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 July 2025
The planetary science community quickly coalesced around the idea that tidal heating within Io is responsible for the never-ending volcanism on the surface.
—Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
The Voyager 1 spacecraft had flown past this moon of Jupiter, catching the first glimpse of active volcanism on a world other than Earth.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Volcanism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanism. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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